Mauritania - Strengthening Rural Resilience in Mauritania through Water Resource Management and Development for Domestic, Productive, and Ecological Purposes (3R-Water)

The Project "Strengthening Rural Resilience in Mauritania through Water Resource Management and Development for Domestic, Productive, and Ecological Purposes", hereinafter the Project or 3R-Water, is part of the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Shared Prosperity (SCAPP2) 2016-2030, the framework for public action consultation and convergence in economic, social and environmental development. In particular, 3R-Water contributes to: its pillar (2), relating to human capital and access to quality basic social services, strengthening the resilience of the most vulnerable groups by promoting gender equality, drinking water supply and access to sanitation services; and to its pillar (3), relating to more comprehensive governance, particularly through sustainable peacebuilding and social cohesion, promoting women's civic participation and local development. The Project addresses several SDGs, including SDG #6 "clean water and sanitation"; SDG #5 "gender equality"; SDG #13 "climate action" and SDG #10 "reduced inequalities". It also aligns with the African Union's 2063 Agenda3 aspirations, particularly contributing to the objective of environmental sustainability and climate resilience of economies and communities; and high quality of life, good health and well-being of affected populations. At sector level, the Project addresses all four pillars of the National Strategy for Sustainable Access to Water and Sanitation by 2030 (SNADEA)4, namely: (i) understanding, monitoring and protecting water resources; (ii) providing widespread access to drinking water; (iii) improving access to wastewater management and hygiene and (iv) improving sector governance. The 3R-Water project is estimated at UA 15,066,025, comprising UA 13,256,025 (88.0% of total cost) through a Transition Support Facility (TSF) loan and UA 1,810,000 (12.0%) as in-kind contribution from the Government of Mauritania.